After reading the article by Avins, et al., complete this form. 1. What is the author's purpose? (This is usually stated directly.) 2. What are the author’s main points? (Summarize the supporting...

After reading the article by Avins, et al., complete this form.


1. What is the author's purpose? (This is usually stated directly.)


2. What are the author’s main points? (Summarize the supporting evidence / provide a brief summary of the research)


3. What are the author's conclusions? (Again, this is normally stated, paraphrase the key points.)


4. What limitations were identified? (This is not the place to say what research you wish the author(s) had done or topic(s) they should have written about. Rather, are there limitations to the research that was done (e.g., sample size). These are often identified by the author(s).)


5. What is the credibility of both the author and source?



6. Analysis: Where does this article fit into/contribute to the literature and how might you use it in the future?